Holy Cross CFF Trainings

Day 1--January 17, 2012:

  1. Introductions

  2. Tech Experience Survey--Click on the link below to access this survey. It is for information and planning only.

  3. Take the Holy Cross Tech Survey

  4. Philosophy of CFF (Classroom for the Future)- Member of the global society, lifelong learner, finding information, being a critical learner

  5. Logistics of using the laptop carts
  6. 21st Century Skills
  7. Exploring New Tools


Wikispaces
Photostory
Part II
Day 1-- July 9

1. Introductions...Describe why interested in this laptop initiative
2. Activity...Describe the Ideal Classroom (Do it in partners)
What would the teacher be doing?
What would the students be doing?
Describe the physical classroom space.
How are parents involved with their students' learning?
Discuss the format of lessons.
3. Take the survey
Holy Cross Tech Survey
4. Discuss the CFF philosophy.
5. Review 21st Century Skills

21st Century Skills

21st Century Schools, LLC recognizes the critical need for developing 21st century skills. However, we believe that authentic education addresses the “whole child”, the “whole person”, and does not limit our professional development and curriculum design to workplace readiness.
21st century skills learned through our curriculum, which is interdisciplinary, integrated, project-based, and more, include and are learned within a project-based curriculum by utilizing the seven survival skills advocated by Tony Wagner in his book, The Global Achievement Gap:
  • Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence
  • Agility and Adaptability
  • Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
  • Effective Oral and Written Communication
  • Accessing and Analyzing Information
  • Curiosity and Imagination

Six Critical Skills That Form the Foundation


for 21st Century Success

Listed below are the six critical skills that form the foundation for 21st century success. These are the building blocks of every program developed by the Center for 21st Century Skills.

Congratulations CT EXPO 2012 Participants!

Highlights from EXPO 2012:

Information Literacy

Information Literacy
Information Literacy
Appropriate applied research to any given challenge. The ability to find useful and reliable information.

Collaboration

Collaboration
Collaboration
Working together to share, advocate, and compromise on issues critical to teams success.

Communication

Communication
Communication
The ability to properly read, write, present, and comprehend ideas between a variety of mediums and audiences.

Creativity & Innovation

Creativity & Innovation
Creativity & Innovation
Exploration of imagination. Refining and improving original ideas.

Problem Solving

Problem Solving
Problem Solving
Experimentation of new and familiar concepts while processing information until a viable solution is reached.

Responsible Citizenship

Responsible Citizenship
Responsible Citizenship
Demonstration of proper technology use, global awareness, and moral capacity in and outside of the classroom.

Collaboration, Global Awareness, Critical Thinking
6. Bloom's Taxonomy...Bloom's Bakery
6. Activity...What skills would you like to gain from this 2 day training?
6. Learn some skills...Rubistar, Bloom's, WikiSpaces

Day 2- July 10
Review laptop initiative currently in place at Holy Cross. How's it going?
What makes a good teacher? wordle...Brainstorm how this program can be used with your students.
Review laptop cart expectations/rules
Examine the wikispace protocol (How is it set up?, Are you using it?)
Google...Docs, Calendar,...Discovery Education

Survey